
Mr William Cockburn
FRACS (Plast)

Professional Profile
Dr Cockburn is a highly experienced and caring Specialist Plastic Surgeon. Training entails an eight-year programme of post-graduate training supervised by the Royal Australian College of Plastic Surgeons. He is now a senior figure in the Plastic Surgery community and has been both counsellor and past President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr Cockburn is known for his quiet sensitivity to patient needs and feelings, and the clarity and candidness of his advice.
His biggest passion is Plastic Surgery. Ask him what attracts him to the profession and he’ll tell you it’s the diversity of the work. “It’s the best job in the world. People come to me in trouble and I fix their problems if I can. What plastic surgeons do is unique and different every time.”
Hospital Affiliations
- Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital
- The Wesley Hospital
Locations
Procedures Offered
- Abdominoplasty: cosmetic or muscle repair post-partum
- Liposuction
- Torsoplasty (Whole body lift)
- Augmentation mammoplasty (Breast augmentation)
- Breast reconstruction
- Male Reduction mammoplasty (Breast reduction) (Gynaecomastia)
- Mastopexy (Breast lift)
- Reduction mammoplasty (Breast reduction)
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid surgery)
- Brow lift
- Meloplasty or rhytidectomy (Face lift)
- Otoplasty (Ear pinning)
- Rhinoplasty
- Skin cancer
Hospital Affiliations
- Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital
- The Wesley Hospital
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